Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2945
3016
2510
1909
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
165
292
280
269
281
245
183
172
167
203
242
246
298
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
30
NW
45
NW
35
N
35
N
30
N
20
NW
15
S
20
S
15
NE
10
NW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:08AM1.92m
7:41PM2.05m
8:08AM1.87m
8:39PM1.96m
9:08AM1.82m
9:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.06m
1:25PM0.02m
2:03AM0.09m
2:23PM0.09m
2:59AM0.13m
3:20PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
4
7
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
15
17
16
16
17
19
15
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
8
9
9
12
15
12
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2945
3016
2510
1909
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
165
292
232
201
281
245
163
172
167
203
242
246
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
SE
18
0.1
NE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
23
34
39
12
8
20
11
49
40
280
269
204
181
183
36
19
11
25
48
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.3
NE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
13
12
4
12
11
27
10
33
58
5
1
9
35
26
25
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
N
4
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
2.1
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
0.8
NW
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
45
67
141
202
298
255
127
21
15
3
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
27
0
0
0
3
39
145
145
30
30
3
5
13
0
0
13
5
27
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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